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Prince Bola Ajibola

Address: 

Federal Ministry of Justice
Marina, Lagos
Nigeria

Phone Number: 
(01) 63 45 59
Born: 
1934, Lagos
Languages: 
English
Nationalities: 
Nigerian
Education: 
1962, Holborn College of Law, Univ. of London.
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Hon. Member of the Lincoln's Inn 1962.
Present Position: 
Judge, International Court of Justice at the Hague (1992-).
Professional Experience: 

Principal Partner, Bola Ajibola & Co., Lagos (with offices in Ikeja, Abeokuta and Kaduna); Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Federal Republic of Nigeria (until 1991); member, International Law Commission (1986-1991).

Professional Associations: 

President, Nigerian Bar Assn. (1984-1985); President, The World Association of Judges; Chairman, Disciplinary Committee of the Bar and General Council of the Bar; Chairman, Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria; Member, Advisory Judicial Committee; Member, African Bar Assoc.; IBA; Assoc. of World Lawyers; Commonwealth Law Assoc.; Vice President, Institute of International Business Law and Practice, Paris.

Panels of Arbitrators: 

President, Association of Arbitrators of Nigeria; Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague; ICC Court of Arbitration; Chartered Inst. of Arbitrators; Paris Maritime Arbitration Chamber.

Arbitration Experience: 

Acted as arbitrator in many ICC proceedings and numerous arbitrations in Nigeria; Arbitrator for IATA in proceedings in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

Areas of Specialization: 
International Law
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

Editor, Nigeria's Treaties in Force (1970-1990); editor, All-Nigeria Law Reports (1961-1990); author of books, papers and articles on various legal subjects, including arbitration.